Pink effect: Anne's engagement ring sparkled so much it caught the reflection of the red-carpet making it appear to be of pink colour

Anne was there to support her Devil Wear Prada co-star Meryl Steep, who was being honoured at the annual event.

The Kennedy Center Honors is an honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

Meryl was just one of many who was recognised.

The 62-year-old movie star was also joined by her husband Don Gummer and their 25-year-old daughter Grace for the special evening.

Meryl looked sophisticated in a plum long-sleeve gown.

Her daughter Grace, who is the splitting image of her famous mother, looked gorgeous in a black low-cut ensemble with dramatic ruffled sleeves.

Streep and Hathaway and were also joined by their other Devil Wear Prada star, Emily Blunt, who arrived on the arm of her husband John Krasinski.

The 28-year-old looked ravishing in a red high-neck gown with caplet sleeves and thin sash at the waist.

She also carried a black clutch much like Anne's.

Celebration: Meryl who was being honoured at the event, was joined by her husband Don Gummer and their 25-year-old daughter Grace for the special evening

Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman as always upped the fashion stakes in one of her own designs.

The slender businesswoman, who posed with her Hollywood producer husband Harvery Weinstein on the red-carpet, opted for a black three-quarter length dress with sheer overlay adorned with floral diamante design, and netted detailing at the shoulders.

Another newly engaged couple present at the event was fellow honouree Neil Diamond, who was accompanied by his fiance Katie McNeil.

Beauties: Emily Blunt looked ravishing in red on the arm of husband John Krasinski, left, while Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman dazzled in a black three-quarter length adorned with diamantes as she posed with husband Harvey Weinstein, right

The 71-year-old legendary singer only just announced his engagement to the blonde, who is 29 year younger than him, back in September.

Other attendees included Broadway star
Barbara Cook, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Grammy-winning American jazz tenor
saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who were all also honoured on the night.

Secretary Of State Hilary Clinton who preceded over the reception and dinner at the State Department, looked regal for her duties in a duck-egg blue gown with gold embroidered roses and matching caplet.

Also engaged: Honoree Neil Diamond was accompanied by his new fiance Katie McNeil, who is 29 years younger than the American singer

Special night: Also honoured was Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who arrived with a friend, and Broadway star Barbara Cook who brought her son

Shulman made Princess Diaries actress Anne's fairytale comes true last Saturday when he proposed to her.

The pair quietly began dating in November 2008 but weren't pictured together until the following year.

‘He thought that I had a boyfriend and
I thought that he had a girlfriend, so I thought that I’d better keep
my distance because I didn’t want to be that girl’.

She
describes their union as more 'mellow' than her previous liaisons,
adding: 'Mellow doesn't always make for a good story, but it makes for a
good life.'

Group snap: Secretary Of State Hilary Clinton poses for a picture with all of the honorees

Speaking about the relationship in the September issue of U.K.'s Marie Claire, she said: ‘Adam totally ruined my plan. I was really actually looking forward to a little alone time and then I fall in love like a fool.’

Her romance with Shulman followed a disastrous relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri.

She
split up with him in 2008 when he was arrested on fraud charges after
claiming links to the Pope while making dodgy deals, and he was later
sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Socialising: Hilary greets honoree cellist Yo-Yo Ma with a kiss, while her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has a chat with the talented musician

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Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman make red-carpet debut as an engaged couple